Hanover in York County, Pennsylvania — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)

Trinity United Church of Christ

Photographed by Henry T. McLin, January 1, 2009

1. Trinity United Church of Christ Marker

Inscription. Founded in 1883 to preserve Germanic teaching and Reformed dogma. The present church occupies the first lot sold in Hanover in 1763 to the German Calvinist Church. Present church constructed in 1884, renovated in 1910, 1932, 1954, and 1995.

Erected 1995 by Trinity United Church of Christ.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Religion & Religious Structures. A significant historical year for this entry is 1883.

Location. 39° 48.033′ N, 76° 58.833′ W. Marker is in Hanover, Pennsylvania, in York County. It is at the intersection of York Street and E. Walnut Street, on the left when traveling east on York Street. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 116 York St, Hanover PA 17331, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in South-Central Pennsylvania, specifically in Pennsylvania Dutch Country,

in the Susquehanna Valley,

and in Greater Harrisburg.

It is also in the American Northeast

and in the Mid-Atlantic.

Globally, it is in North America,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once the Haudenosaunee (Iroquois) Confederacy

and also one of the original Thirteen Colonies.

Other nearby markers. At least 7 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Former Site of Marion Hall (within shouting distance of this marker); The Aftermath & Stench of Death (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line); Abbottstown Street/Broadway (about 600 feet away); Former United States Post Office (about 600 feet away); Hanover's Wounded (about 600 feet away); Market House (about 600 feet away); The Confederates Take Stock (about 700 feet away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Hanover.

Other markers no longer nearby. Killed in Action at Hanover (was within shouting distance

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of this marker but has been replaced with another marker now near it); Inventions of Hanover (was about 600 feet away but has been permanently removed); 19th Century Industrialization (was about 600 feet away but has been permanently removed); Hanover in the Revolutionary war (was about 600 feet away but has been permanently removed); Richard McAllister (was about 600 feet away but has been permanently removed); Digges' Choice, 1737 (was about 600 feet away but has been permanently removed); Hanover Architecture (was about 600 feet away but has been permanently removed); Culture and Entertainment (was about 600 feet away but has been permanently removed); 20th Century Manufacturing (was about 600 feet away but has been permanently removed).

Photographed by Henry T. McLin, January 1, 2009

2. Trinity United Church of Christ Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on June 16, 2016. It was originally submitted on January 1, 2009, by Henry T. McLin of Hanover, Pennsylvania. This page has been viewed 1,034 times since then and 11 times this year. Last updated on January 2, 2009, by Henry T. McLin of Hanover, Pennsylvania. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on January 1, 2009, by Henry T. McLin of Hanover, Pennsylvania. • Kevin W. was the editor who published this page.